What really goes on behind the scenes at the biggest Word of the Year vote in linguistdom? Are we really going to stick with sanewashing for our word? And which words did we miss? We lock in and crash out with New Words Data Czar Dr Kelly Wright.
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2024 Word of the Year Is “Rawdog”
https://americandialect.org/2024-word-of-the-year-is-rawdog/
[PDF] American Dialect Society Selects rawdog as 2024 Word of the Year (entire list)
https://americandialect.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-Word-of-the-Year-PRESS-RELEASE.pdf
Nominations for the American Dialect Society words of the year can be submitted all year long to
woty@americandialect.org
Ariana Grande Explains the Viral ‘Holding Space’ Moment With Cynthia Erivo
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a63123431/ariana-grande-explains-holding-space-meme-cynthia-erivo/
‘Wicked’—Ariana Grande And Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Holding Space’ Meme, Explained
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2024/11/26/wicked-ariana-grande-and-cynthia-erivos-holding-space-meme-explained/
Der Great Gatsby (Translated): A Progressive Translation — English to German
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200769388
[PDF] George Lakoff: Classifiers as a Reflection of Mind
https://escholarship.org/content/qt65t327t6/qt65t327t6_noSplash_5df05b53a0ecb152486c43d6a7d704d4.pdf?t=obhwfc
American Dialect Society once again chooses chaos, names “rawdog” 2024 Word Of The Year
The linguistic chaos gremlins have chosen to rawdog the English language itself with their choice of 2024 Word Of The Year
https://www.avclub.com/american-dialect-society-word-of-the-year-rawdog
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